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		<title>Microbial reaction rate estimation using proteins and proteomes</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/microbial-reaction-rate-estimation-using-proteins-and-proteomes/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/microbial-reaction-rate-estimation-using-proteins-and-proteomes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 17:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[McCain J. S. P., G. L. Britten, S. R. Hackett, M. J. Follows, G.W. Li (2025), Microbial reaction rate estimation using proteins and proteomes, ISME J., doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wraf018 Description: Microbes transform their environments using diverse enzymatic reactions. However, it remains challenging to measure microbial reaction rates in natural environments. Despite advances in global quantification of enzyme abundances, the individual &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/microbial-reaction-rate-estimation-using-proteins-and-proteomes/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Microbial reaction rate estimation using proteins and proteomes</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Imbalance of global nutrient cycles exacerbated by the greater retention of phosphorus over nitrogen in lakes</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/imbalance-of-global-nutrient-cycles-exacerbated-by-the-greater-retention-of-phosphorus-over-nitrogen-in-lakes/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/imbalance-of-global-nutrient-cycles-exacerbated-by-the-greater-retention-of-phosphorus-over-nitrogen-in-lakes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Nitrogen Fixation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zhen Wu, Jincheng Li, Yanxin Sun, Josep Peñuelas, Jilin Huang, Jordi Sardans, Qingsong Jiang, Jacques C. Finlay, Gregory L. Britten, Michael J. Follows, Wei Gao, Boqiang Qin, Jinren Ni, Shouliang Huo &#38; Yong Liu (2022), Imbalance of global nutrient cycles exacerbated by the greater retention of phosphorus over nitrogen in lakes, Nature Geosciences, doi: 10.1038/s41561-022-00958-7 Description: Imbalanced anthropogenic inputs &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/imbalance-of-global-nutrient-cycles-exacerbated-by-the-greater-retention-of-phosphorus-over-nitrogen-in-lakes/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Imbalance of global nutrient cycles exacerbated by the greater retention of phosphorus over nitrogen in lakes</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Bayesian approach to modeling phytoplankton population dynamics from size distribution time series</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/a-bayesian-approach-to-modeling-phytoplankton-population-dynamics-from-size-distribution-time-series/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/a-bayesian-approach-to-modeling-phytoplankton-population-dynamics-from-size-distribution-time-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 19:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jann Paul Mattern, Kristof Glauninger, Gregory L. Britten, John R. Casey, Sangwon Hyun, Zhen Wu, E. Virginia Armbrust, Zaid Harchaoui, Francois Ribalet (2022), A Bayesian approach to modeling phytoplankton population dynamics from size distribution time series, PLoS Computational Biology, doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009733 Description: The rates of cell growth, division, and carbon loss of microbial populations are key &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/a-bayesian-approach-to-modeling-phytoplankton-population-dynamics-from-size-distribution-time-series/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Bayesian approach to modeling phytoplankton population dynamics from size distribution time series</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Constraining uncertainties of diazotroph biogeography from nifH gene abundance</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/constraining-uncertainties-of-diazotroph-biogeography-from-nifh-gene-abundance/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/constraining-uncertainties-of-diazotroph-biogeography-from-nifh-gene-abundance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2022 20:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simona Meiler, Gregory L. Britten, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Mary Rose Gradoville, Pia H. Moisander, Oliver Jahn, Michael J. Follows (2022), Constraining uncertainties of diazotroph biogeography from nifH gene abundance, Limnology and Oceanography, doi: 10.1002/lno.12036 Description: Marine diazotrophs fix dinitrogen gas into bioavailable nitrogen that drives the ocean nitrogen cycle; yet, efforts to infer global diazotroph distributions have been limited by a sparsity &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/constraining-uncertainties-of-diazotroph-biogeography-from-nifh-gene-abundance/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Constraining uncertainties of diazotroph biogeography from nifH gene abundance</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Next-generation ensemble projections reveal higher climate risks for marine ecosystems</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/next-generation-ensemble-projections-reveal-higher-climate-risks-for-marine-ecosystems/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/next-generation-ensemble-projections-reveal-higher-climate-risks-for-marine-ecosystems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 15:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Derek P. Tittensor, Camilla Novaglio, Cheryl S. Harrison, Ryan F. Heneghan, Nicolas Barrier, Daniele Bianchi, Laurent Bopp, Andrea Bryndum-Buchholz, Gregory L. Britten, et al (2021), Next-generation ensemble projections reveal higher climate risks for marine ecosystems, Nature Climate Change, doi: 10.1038/s41558-021-01173-9 Description: Projections of climate change impacts on marine ecosystems have revealed long-term declines in global marine animal &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/next-generation-ensemble-projections-reveal-higher-climate-risks-for-marine-ecosystems/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Next-generation ensemble projections reveal higher climate risks for marine ecosystems</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The recovery of global fish stocks remains uncertain</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/the-recovery-of-global-fish-stocks-remains-uncertain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Hill]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gregory L. Britten, Carlos M. Duarte, Boris Worm (2021), Recovery of assessed global fish stocks remains uncertain, PNAS, doi: 10.1073/pnas.2108532118 Description: Concerns over overexploitation have fueled an ongoing debate on the current state and future prospects of global capture fisheries, associated threats to marine biodiversity, and declining yields available for human consumption. Management reforms have aimed to &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/the-recovery-of-global-fish-stocks-remains-uncertain/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The recovery of global fish stocks remains uncertain</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reconciling the size-dependence of marine particle sinking speed</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/reconciling-the-size-dependence-of-marine-particle-sinking-speed/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/reconciling-the-size-dependence-of-marine-particle-sinking-speed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Hill]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[B. B. Cael, Emma L. Cavan, and Gregory L. Britten (2021), Reconciling the size-dependence of marine particle sinking speed, Geophysical Research Letters, doi: 10.1029/2020GL091771 Description: Sinking particles are critical to the ocean’s ‘biological pump’, sequestering carbon from the atmosphere. Particles’ sinking speeds are a primary factor determining fluxes and subsequent ecological and climatic impacts. While size is a key determinant &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/reconciling-the-size-dependence-of-marine-particle-sinking-speed/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Reconciling the size-dependence of marine particle sinking speed</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Enhanced fish production during a period of extreme global warmth</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/enhanced-fish-production-during-a-period-of-extreme-global-warmth/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/enhanced-fish-production-during-a-period-of-extreme-global-warmth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 15:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gregory L. Britten and Elizabeth C. Silbert (2020), Enhanced fish production during a period of extreme global warmth, Nature Communications, doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19462-wDescription: Marine ecosystem models predict a decline in fish production with anthropogenic ocean warming, but how fish production equilibrates to warming on longer timescales is unclear. We report a positive nonlinear correlation between ocean temperature and pelagic fish &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/enhanced-fish-production-during-a-period-of-extreme-global-warmth/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Enhanced fish production during a period of extreme global warmth</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Anthropogenic impacts on atmospheric carbonyl sulfide since the 19th century inferred from polar firn air and ice core measurements</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/anthropogenic-impacts-on-atmospheric-carbonyl-sulfide-since-the-19th-century-inferred-from-polar-firn-air-and-ice-core-measurements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 14:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Murat Aydin, Gregory L Britten et al (2020), Anthropogenic impacts on atmospheric carbonyl sulfide since the 19th century inferred from polar firn air and ice core measurements, Earth and Space Science Open Archive, doi: 10.1002/essoar.10503126.1 Summary: Carbonyl sulfide (COS) was measured in firn air collected during seven different field campaigns carried out at four different sites in Greenland and &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/anthropogenic-impacts-on-atmospheric-carbonyl-sulfide-since-the-19th-century-inferred-from-polar-firn-air-and-ice-core-measurements/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Anthropogenic impacts on atmospheric carbonyl sulfide since the 19th century inferred from polar firn air and ice core measurements</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>3 Questions: Greg Britten on how marine life can recover by 2050</title>
		<link>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/3-questions-greg-britten-on-how-marine-life-can-recover-by-2050/</link>
		<comments>https://darwinproject.mit.edu/3-questions-greg-britten-on-how-marine-life-can-recover-by-2050/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2020 13:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Committing to aggressive conservation efforts could rebuild ocean habitats and species populations in a few decades. Read this story at MIT News As the largest ecosystem on the planet, the ocean provides incredible resources and benefits to humanity — including contributing 2.5 percent of global GDP and 1.5 percent of global employment, as well as &#8230; <a href="https://darwinproject.mit.edu/3-questions-greg-britten-on-how-marine-life-can-recover-by-2050/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">3 Questions: Greg Britten on how marine life can recover by 2050</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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